1.1 Discussion Notes

• 5/15/2024 with Hart Gillespie and SPAS
• Tribal Nations can only serve as a recipient after the State has met the FMAG threshold.
• Are we (FEMA) applying a more stringent policy restriction than required by regulation?
• Can we remove the language prohibiting a Tribal Nation being a recipient without the State meeting the FMAG threshold
• It is quite rare (1-2 occurences) of a state NOT meeting the threshold. So the individual thresholds are the more stringent portion of policy.
• FMAG Funds are available, and then

1.2 Goal:

• What a comparable threshold would be for Tribal Nations or should a threshold be waived, in respect to TN operating as a recipient for FMAG.
• Tribal operations are usually around a 10th of the size of county/state operations, so even the ‘lowest’ individual FCT of $100,000 might be reduced to around $10,000.

1.3 Data

fida34787 <- read_csv("tables/FIDA_34787_PA_PDA .xlsx", skip=6)
threshold_fire_2024 <- readxl::read_xls("tables/CY24 FCT.xls", skip=1)
#PA_tribal <- read_csv("tables/PA_Tribal.csv")  #extraneous

### FMAG SPECIFIC data
fmag <- readxl::read_xlsx("tables/fmags.xlsx")
fmag <- data.table(fmag) 

fmag %>% #show data
  kable %>% 
    kable_styling("striped", full_width = F, font_size = 14) %>%
    scroll_box(width = "800px", height = "350px")